News from June 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former Franklin Township police officer was sentenced in U.S. District Court today for using excessive force as a law enforcement officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: Two Assistant United States Attorneys have been named Prosecutors of the Year by the Oklahoma Gang Investigators Association (OGIA), announced Trent Shores, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, and Timothy Downing, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. The recipients were announced at the OGIA’s 23rd Annual Gang Conference on Jun. 18, in Tulsa.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On June 17, 2019, Kristopher Smith, of Tuba City, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 48 months of imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. Smith’s 48-month prison term is in addition to the 12 months of prison he previously served...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita woman was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison for sex trafficking of a 16-year-old girl, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: In 2016, the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, Washington, lost 18,000 acres and 14 homes to a wildfire. It also burned 80 power poles on the Spokane Indian Tribe’s transmission line and cut power to the water pumps, leaving its members without power and water for a week-prompting an awakening within the Tribe.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Francisco Puga Camacho was sentenced today to 74 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and related charges announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “Protecting Title X and Safeguarding Quality Family Planning Care:"
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Derrick Parks, 47, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 110 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Joel H. Slomsky. Parks has a prior criminal record, including illegal possession of a firearm.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their final “Affordable Clean Energy" rule, the Trump Administration’s plan to replace the Clean Power Plan...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - As part of a multi-agency operation, over 50 individuals were arrested in California on federal and state charges in connection with their drug-trafficking activities after investigation into the criminal activities of individuals associated with the Nuestra Familia prison gang. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - James P. Kennedy, Jr. today that announced today that Sean McIndoo, who was convicted of RICO conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 41 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee legislative hearing entitled, “Legislative Solutions to Make Our Nation’s Pipelines Safer:"
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Gary Drago, 59, of Amherst, NY, who was convicted of witness tampering and failure to file an income tax return, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to serve 47 months in prison. The defendant was also ordered to pay $129,793 in restitution to the victim and $19,007 restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: Law enforcement seized 64 pounds of methamphetamine, heroin, cash, and two loaded firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Port Vue, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to a term of imprisonment of six years (72 months), to be followed by four years of supervised release on her conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Lowell man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for a masked and armed bank robbery.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Gary C. Peters (D-Mich.), chairman and ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the committee advanced the Government Shutdown Accountability Act during today’s business meeting on a bipartisan 10-2 vote...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee legislative hearing entitled, “Legislative Solutions to Make Our Nation’s Pipelines Safer:"
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a committee business meeting.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) held a business meeting to consider a number of items: Robert Wallace to be assistant secretary for the Department of the Interior; William B. Kilbride to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority; S. 1345 ...
